The Regional Account Director is a critical leadership position requiring extensive oncology experience in hospital and community settings and with new product launches. You will be responsible for ensuring a successful product launch, driving demand, and sustaining Lifileucel's growth while building and leading a Cell Therapy Account team. The ideal candidate should have a high level of initiative and be prepared to lead and manage projects during the pre-launch and post-launch planning phases.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities- Directs a team of Cell Therapy Account Sr. Managers/Associate Directors team, ensuring the team understands Iovance’s strategy, vision, and direction to achieve established business goals and commercial strategy.
- Develops plans and participate in strategic and tactical planning.
- Accountable for financial results of assigned markets.
- Ability to identify, evaluate, and assist in qualifying potential Lifileucel Authorized Treatment Centers.
- Direct and lead the activities of a cross-functional team, including Market Access, Marketing, and Medical Affairs, to ensure efficient customer engagement.
- Maintain high visibility with the commercial field organization through regular customer engagements with the field team to ensure a customer-centric approach.
- Works on a variety of projects for VP, National Cell Therapy Account Teams.
- Provide training, coaching, and development of the commercial field-based organization in all phases of their work, including career development.
- Maintain compliance with corporate policies and procedures and US/global healthcare laws and regulations.
- Must adhere to Iovance Biotherapeutics’ core values, policies, procedures, and business ethics.
- Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.
- 10+ years Oncology/Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical experience, 2-5+ years leading and managing teams.
- Experience and strong understanding of the community oncology practice landscape.
- Exemplary leadership skills with experience coaching a high-performing sales team with a proven track record of achieving goals and objectives.
- Solutions-oriented with exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Proven ability to hire, lead, and commercially deliver in a complex therapeutic landscape.
- High clinical aptitude in the field of oncology and immunotherapy, as well as operational understanding in the academic hospital and community oncology setting.
- Demonstrates high-level knowledge and understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements, as well as oncology reimbursement and policy landscape.
- A BA or BS degree is required.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build consensus across multiple cross-functional teams.
- Proven ability to successfully communicate and execute organizational goals and brand strategies.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- Outstanding presentation skills.
- Launch experience in solid tumor markets preferred.
- Experience developing and building out service lines at academic hospitals is preferred.
- MBA or other related, graduate-level degree is preferred.
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to enable individuals to perform essential functions. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation.
Physical Demands and Activities Required
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position, standing or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to move about inside an office and exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
- Must have visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, view a computer screen, and read extensively.
- This position requires repetitive motion, substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Must be able to communicate with others to exchange information.
Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem-solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines.
Work EnvironmentThis job operates in a professional or remote office environment and requires operating standard office equipment and keyboards.
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What We Do
Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) aims to improve patient care for people living with cancer. Iovance is investigating T cell-based therapies, known as tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), which use a patient’s own immune cells to attack cancer. Our unique Iovance TIL technology platform has generated novel cell therapies that are currently in clinical studies for multiple cancers.
We are adding to our talented team as we actively prepare for our initial commercial launch, advance our research and development efforts, and build our internal manufacturing capabilities. Iovance is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our Iovance Cell Therapy Center (iCTC), a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, is located in Philadelphia. We also have a research site in Tampa, Florida.
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